Alien vs Predator, Acer vs Dell

May 24, 2008 · Filed Under Silicon Valley · Comment 

This new CPU by Acer is called Predator, it is dark orange in color with a transformer feel to it, ladies and gentlemen, Acer Predator.

It reminds me of Dell’s Alienware. Makes me wonder, did acer named their product intentionally? Remember the movie Alien vs Predator? Below is the image of Alienware:

I have to say, Whoever wins… We the consumer win! Let the battle begin!

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Apple and Dell Comparison

September 2, 2007 · Filed Under Computer Gadgets & Hardware · Comment 

Apple and Dell Comparison

A side elevation of the latest iMac and Dell computer, sometimes these comparison is so unfair, well, Apple iMac may look neat, tidy, slim and light in that picture but what happen to power supply? Yes, iMac comes with a big power supply, unlike a PC with the power supply encase in the casing, iMac tend to have it as a separate unit.

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Dell Axim Family RIP 2002 - 2007

April 21, 2007 · Filed Under Computer Gadgets & Hardware · Comment 

Dell Axim Family

It is official now that Dell is ending their production for Dell Axim PDA’s, leaving only Palm, HP and other smaller Taiwan companies producing PDAs for the world, even Sony back out from the PDA market with their high end Clie model few years ago citing lack of interest in consumer and the rise of PDA phones. I have a Dell Axim X51v and I believe it is one of the best PDA in the market in term of price over performance, they did a great job by offering great performance with graphic acceleration processor and a QVGA screen which enhance the reading ability of the tiny text fonts.

That is the bad news but for the good news, rumors has it that Dell is teaming up with a Quanta to produce a Dell PDA phones, which is a good move considering the fact that PDA phones would be in great demand in another 6 months time with the launch of Apple iPhone. Quanta is a Taiwanese company which produces products like notebooks and handhelds for other brands. Some of its customers include HP and O2.

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Dell Love Linux

March 31, 2007 · Filed Under Silicon Valley · Comment 

Dell Inc. will start offering the Linux operating system pre-installed on its PCs and notebooks in response to customer demand, the company said Wednesday. Linux is a free Operating System which is believed to be much more stable, this would be seen as a big blow to Microsoft’s latest operating system - Windows Vista.

Pre-install Linux is equivalent to how vendor and manufacture bundle their PCs and Laptops with FreeDOS, making their units way much more cheaper than those pre-installed Windows units. I have friends that actually buy these pre-installed Linux laptop (not a Dell) and once they get hold of their Laptop, they’ll be happily installing a pirated Windows. Microsoft is in a dilemma now, either they cut the price of each OS or face the consequences.

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Dell to Sell Linux PCs

February 26, 2007 · Filed Under Silicon Valley · 1 Comment 

dell sells linux computerAfter collecting thousand of online surveys from various country, Dell has announce the soon to be introduce Linux line of PCs for consumer. This is an interesting move considering that only a few months ago Dell introduce AMD as an alternative to Intel processor.

Such a configuration won’t soon unseat Microsoft’s dominance in the marketplace, the only person that is able to bring down Microsoft is they themselves, for example Windows would eventually evolve to a stage where it is almost perfect and there would be no reason for an upgrade. People would continue recycle and reuse older version of Windows to save cost. This would greatly impact Microsoft Revenue and future.

Giving the end user a choice between Linux and Windows is a good move but considering the fact that some people might take this as an advantage to install pirated version of Windows. My suggesting would be since Linux is free, Dell should have it pre-installed in every computer together with Wndows, this would provide the end user a choice between Linux and Windows.

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Dell DJ Ditty has gone the Dodo Bird Way

August 24, 2006 · Filed Under Computer Gadgets & Hardware · Comment 

Dell DJ Ditty

Its small, light, comes with a screen and a FM radio. It has more feature than Apple’s shuffle but then it failed to do what it is suppose to do - take the world by storm. Dell has officially announce the end of Dell DJ Ditty.

The DJ Ditty plays MP3, WAV, and WMA music files, as well as Audible-formatted audio books, if you compare the features, Dell beats Apple flat. I think Microsoft Zune too would face the same fate, unless it has millions of features that no one can resist. For example a TV receiver and who knows - bluetooh file sharing capability.

Dell removed DJ Ditty from its Web site on August 17, said Dell spokesman Venancio Figueroa. “We want to tighten our consumer product focus and we believe we can do that with PCs , TVs, and printers,” he said.

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Burning Dell Laptop

July 28, 2006 · Filed Under Sci and Tech · Comment 

dell burn laptop

Burning laptop? What happen to Dell? They used to be one of the top computer manufacture company when it comes to service and quality. I guess its time for Lenovo to strike when the iron is hot.

One of our IT guys put out the flames (yes, I said flames) and thusly covered the entire area with fire extinguisher ‘material’. The battery burned its way straight through the laptop creating the beautiful hole with which is so beautifully depicted in the picture. The fire department showed up. The police department showed up.

Source: Toms Hardware

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